Our highly skilled and experienced teachers come from all over the world and are dedicated to English language teaching.

Vegas Johnson (USA)

His childhood years were spent in the great state of Georgia, USA. He grew up with a love at music and writing. He attended Florida Agriculture and Mechanical University majoring in journalism and English. His hobbies are reading, writing poetry and playing video games. He chose to come to China to experience Asian culture and do something "outside the box". His motto is "Learning is a contact sport so make contact!"

Roel Sedano(Philippines)

Before coming to GLV, Roel worked for 10 years as a training, recruitment and human resource manager in retail and trading companies in the Philippines and Dubai. He also taught and managed in universities in the Philippines for 7 years. He holds a Masters degree in Human Resource Development, a Masters in Education and is TEFL Certified to teach English. He came to China to work where the action is, to be part of its dynamic growth and help train the students of GLV. He enjoys football, online chess, coffee and jazz music and dreams of exploring every corner of China.

Marian lenehan (Ireland)

Marian is from Ireland but has lived in England for many years. She is first and foremost a parent -she loves her four grown-up children. Her major was in Psychology and she pursued a career in nursing, specializing in the?care of?the dying and their families. As a Nurse Manager, she has training in Human Resources and many aspects of business. Over the years a love of the English language lead to further training and a period of?teaching English for specific purposes (to pre-nursing students and children with special educational needs). She loves cycling and has pedaled 1000 km in the mountains around Beijing. She has also walked on the Great Wall three times.

Liu Ian Yick Yan (Canada)

Ian was born in Hong Kong. He went to Canada at the age of 11 and acquired his BA degree at the University of Western Ontario, MBA degree at the California State University of Hayward in USA and TEFL certificate at the University of Toronto. After working in two financial institutions ¨C HSBC in Hong Kong and American Express in Canada for several years, he decided to return to China. With knowledge of both Oriental and Western cultures and his wide variety of hobbies such as tennis, music and line dancing, he hopes he can help to promote and sustain GLV students¡¯ interest in learning the English language.

Hui Nicole Siu Mei(Canada)

Nicole was born in Hong Kong. She received her BA degree majoring in International Business Studies from the City University of Hong Kong and TEFL certificate from the University of Toronto, Canada. In addition to working in the insurance and financial fields in Hong Kong and Canada for 10 years, she gained teaching experience in the form of private tutoring and voluntary work. Nicole and her husband (Ian Liu) have returned to China and joined GLV together. She hopes that her experience in business will broaden the outlook of GLV students.

Sandy Hufano (Philippines)

Sandy considers teaching as a noble profession. Far from her Bachelor's Degree in Management and Accounting, she never gave up her dream to be a teacher. She rendered community services to young people in the Philippines. When she came to China to take her TEFL course, she found Chinese people warm-hearted and friendly. Young as she is, with radiant smile, her goal is to do her share in this world to be a productive person and what better place to achieve that- the teaching force!

Timothy James Reid (Canada)

Tim comes from Southern Ontario , Canada . He has worked many jobs in Canada , including working with 1500 pound buffalos to irate debtors. Tim graduated from Niagara College and spent some time working as a law clerk with different lawyers from around the Southern Ontario area. Tim has always been interested in coming to China , and decided to come and take a TEFL course. Tim finished his TEFL course, here at G.L.V. with TEFL International at the end of April 2007, and immediately started working here at G.L.V. Tim hopes that his experiences from Canada will give the students some fun, interesting and useful knowledge.

Robyn Blocker ( USA )

As a child living in a Texas town of 8 people, Robyn used to wonder what the rest of the world was like. After receiving her English degree from the University of North Texas , she got her TEFL Certificate in Zhuhai. With its wonderful people, food, and culture, she knew China was the place for her to start her teaching career. She loves to read and write in her spare time. Her ultimate goal is to publish both fiction and nonfiction before she is 100 years old. In the meantime, she wants to make a difference in the lives of others. She looks forward to helping the GLV students achieve their own goals.

Jonathan C. Medel ( Philippines )

Jonathan C. Medel was born in Jagna, Bohol , Philippines on May 14, 1970. He finished his Bachelor in Secondary Education (major in English) in 2002 and Master of Arts in Education ( major in Psychology & Guidance) in 2006. He taught college English from 2002-2006 at West Negros College , Bacolod city, Philippines . He worked also in Harbin , China as an English teacher in a middle school and in Foshan City as a Kindergarten teacher. Right now, he is at GLV, Zhuhai because he wants to help the Chinese people improve their English proficiency and to become globally competitive.

Satria Cahyadi (Dee) ( Indonesia )

Dee was born in Indonesia , but his great grandfather was originally from China . After obtaining his degree in Graphic Design, he came to China to study Putonghua in Xiamen University for a year. Dee has worked as a graphic designer in Singapore , but decided to quit his job and pursue his dream to come back to China . In March 2007 he took the TEFL course in Zhuhai and began to teach in GLV. Watching movies, cooking, traveling, shopping, and playing electronic games are his favorite activities. With his Chinese language learning experience, he hopes that he can help Chinese students to use English.

Sheila (Philippines)

Sheila P. Jardeleza is from the Philippines . She has a Degree in Secondary Education in English and also has earned some units in Master of Arts in Education. She has been an English teacher for more than 10 years. She likes poetry, music, reading, and traveling with friends. Her desire to improve her skills and knowledge in her chosen field prompted her to explore a wider world of being an educator. She believes that being at GLV is another open door for the realization of her dreams.

Jane Castaneda Basino (Philippines)

Jane Castaneda Basino is a Filipina. She is a graduate of a Bachelor; in Elementary Education at The University of Nueva Caceres.She has 4 years teaching experience in Private and public schools in the Philippines and 2 years experience as a fitness instructer in Riyadh K.S.A.She loves dancing,singing,and acting.She was a teakwondo and karate coach and trainer in her previous schools.She plays table tennis,volleyball, boxing, badminton,etc.She wants to learn mandarin, Cantonese and taichi. She likes to impart knowledge and love being with students.